Losing Landline Lunacy!
Apparently, tomorrow, the fbb's land line calls ae being transferred to their mobile devices as part to he glorious digital nirvana! The old odd couple are not entirely sure whether this is a cunning scheme to dispose of BT Connect totally or merely a temporary move until the shenanigans are silenced.
Might it be goodbye to good old BT for ever? Will the fbbs have to say goodbye to their "proper" telephone?
Because fbb is decidedly suspicious of technology, and the purveyors therefor to get things right first time, a series of blogs will be preposted for Monday to Friday next week. The blogs will be "mini" but with the opportunity to add extra stuff to them when (or if) the electronics are all working sweetly.
A Seaton chum was digitised last week, and now has to dial any number she may want on the ex-landline TWICE because the first attempt fails to connect. Obviously the digital piskies are not yet quite up to speed with the electrons as they whizz through the ether at the speed of light.
We will begin the series today.
Granddad Gricer's Grove Park Gallivant
It lies on the South Eastern main line with services from and via London Bridge. Many trains also call at Lewisham where we enjoyed searching for bus stops for the BL1.
There is also a short branch from Grove Park to Bromley North.
Then again, why Grove Park?
fbb has passed through the station, many (many!) years ago when it was Britsh Railways Southern Region with green slam door stock. He was on the way to London Bridge while the newly acquired Mrs fbb (pre family creation!) was enjoying time with an old (very old now) school chum.
The only thing fbb can remember is that the train ...
... was packed so full that he knew at once what sardines must feel like! He alighted at London bridge as did about three million others. It was truly frightening, especially as the experienced commuter had the slam doors open while the trains was still slowing down, admittedly to walking pace.
It was scary.
It was this view of Grove Park:-
For a number of stations on the South Eastern network these have replaced the National Rail standard station plans - diagrams which looked like this current one for Hither Green.
These used to come with links to pictures of station facilities, but this useful feature seems to be disappearing.
So are the new "3D" diagrams any better? The initial problem is that they are to scale, so detail is too small as displayed. You have to enlarge to find anything useful. So here is Grove Park station building ...
... the station footbridge ...
... and a guide to what is available on the platforms.
Which is not much. But what is that wiggly bit of footbridge? And how does the station match up to its diagram - or vice versa.
Tomorrow we will mini-blog some more.
Also on next week's agenda is to see what fbb has done with one of his pair of bright yellow plastic tank wagon toys. At the moment it is not a pretty sight.
Next Grove Park mini-blog : Monday 27 Oct
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